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Sir William Beveridge Announcement

The economist gives details of his radical plans for economic and social reform in post-war Britain. He proposes major social changes on the basis that we need 'the abolition of want before the enjoyment of comfort' and suggests 'a scheme of medical treatment of every kind for everybody', social security benefits and state pension provision.

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